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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1897
Page
5
The Westminster Gazette notes Ludwig Edinger, a German professor, seeks Lancet input on whether fish have memory. It argues the topic, while small, could spark fish stories and debate among anglers about flies and memory in fish.
In a Yorkshire stone quarry a steam crane failed while a massive stone block neared the top. Dick, 60 feet below, leaped to safety just as the chain snapped, saving himself as debris smashed the ledge. The quarry owner, horrified by the near tragedy, heard Dick’s chilling quip about a funeral if he’d waited a second.
The article notes Denmark expanding rail access with government and private builds, promising cheap third class travel under 1.50 for about 300 by 200 miles. It then shifts to eclectic items including a jail chaplain’s farewell sermon, Sunday labor in Transvaal, Anglican zeal, a smoking scandal, glass water pipes in German towns, and a claim about the first Bible printed in French.
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